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Maturate

verb
(past & past part. maturated; pres. part. maturating)
1.
Develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation.  Synonyms: grow, mature.  "The child grew fast"
2.
Grow old or older.  Synonyms: age, get on, mature, senesce.  "We age every day--what a depressing thought!" , "Young men senesce"
3.
Ripen and generate pus.  Synonyms: fester, suppurate.






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"Maturate" Quotes from Famous Books



... congregate, assemble, convene, muster, collect, concentrate; harvest, pick, glean, pluck, crop, reap; accumulate, amass, hoard, garner; contract, compress; pucker, plait, ruffle, shirr; infer, conclude, deduce; maturate. ...
— Putnam's Word Book • Louis A. Flemming

... admirable Crichton; trump, very prince of. masterpiece, superexcellence &c. (goodness) 648[obs3]; transcendence &c. (superiority) 33. V. be perfect &c. adj.; transcend &c. (be supreme) 33. bring to perfection, perfect, ripen, mature; complete &,,c. 729; put in trim &c. (prepare) 673; maturate. Adj. perfect, faultless; indefective[obs3], indeficient[obs3], indefectible; immaculate, spotless, impeccable; free from imperfection &c. 651; unblemished, uninjured &c. 659; sound, sound as a roach; in perfect condition; ...
— Roget's Thesaurus



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